Simeon's territory gets carved entirely out of land already assigned to Judah, since Judah's portion turned out to be more than they needed. tribal boundaries in this book aren't treated as fixed once drawn, they get adjusted as reality requires.
Historical & Cultural<b>The second lot came out.</b> It was second to that of Binyomin, for Binyomin’s lot was the first of the seven tribes whose representatives Yehoshua spoke to [saying]: “And they will divide it into seven parts,” for Yehudah and Yoseif had previousl...
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